UK Seeks Forgiveness For Not Commemorating Indian Army Martyrs Of WW1

Taking responsibility of ill recognition of Indian Army martyrs of World War-I, the United Kingdom has apologised for its misdeeds. The report by Common Wealth Graves Commission named 45,000-54,000 martyrs including Indian, East African, West African, Egyptian and Somali officials who were not given their due recognition. Besides, UK's Secretary Ben Wallace's formal apology, CWGC's director general Claire Horton expressed discontentment towards wrongdoings of past and the present.